Stacking, counting and sorting device for flexible, planar food products
CA 2088441 A1 · Owner: Nhc-Sub, Inc. · Inventors: Duncan, Daryl G.
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Abstract of the Disclosure A device for counting, inspecting, sorting and stacking planar food, products such as tortillas. The tortillas are sandwiched between a pair of conveyor belts moving at the same speed to a discharge location between a pair of rollersaround which the respective conveyor belts extend. The speed of the tortillas causes them to be flung from between the rollers onto a discharge tray. A counter determines when a predetermined number of tortillas have been discharged onto the discharge tray. The counter then triggers an actuator to remove the tray from beneath the stack of tortillas, thereby allowing them to fall onto a discharge conveyor belt. The discharge conveyor …
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- Filed January 29, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 29, 2013.
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